The Little Slaves of the Harp Italian Child Street Musicians in Nineteenth-Century Paris, London, and New York |
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| Author:
| Zucchi, John E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1755-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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During the nineteenth century child musicians could be seen performing in the streets of cities across Europe and North America. Although they came from a number of countries, Italians were most associated with street music. In The Little Slaves of the Harp John Zucchi tells the story of the thousands of Italian children who were indentured to padrone and then uprooted from their villages in central and southern Italy and taken to Paris, London, and New York to perform as...
More DescriptionDuring the nineteenth century child musicians could be seen performing in the streets of cities across Europe and North America. Although they came from a number of countries, Italians were most associated with street music. In The Little Slaves of the Harp John Zucchi tells the story of the thousands of Italian children who were indentured to padrone and then uprooted from their villages in central and southern Italy and taken to Paris, London, and New York to perform as barrel-organists, harpists, violinists, fifers, pipers, and animal exhibitors.